Panchang · Gochar · Chandra (Moon)
Chandra gochar in 2009
The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days: 160 times in 2009. Every entry is listed below.
Chandra’s signs through 2009
- Meena3 Jan, 4:03 am
- Mesha5 Jan, 10:44 am
- Vrishabha7 Jan, 1:48 pm
- Mithuna9 Jan, 2:11 pm
- Karka11 Jan, 1:36 pm
- Simha13 Jan, 2:02 pm
- Kanya15 Jan, 5:16 pm
- Tula18 Jan, 12:19 am
- Vrishchika20 Jan, 10:55 am
- Dhanu22 Jan, 11:33 pm
- Makara25 Jan, 12:21 pm
- Kumbha27 Jan, 11:57 pm
- Meena30 Jan, 9:37 am
- Mesha1 Feb, 4:52 pm
- Vrishabha3 Feb, 9:29 pm
- Mithuna5 Feb, 11:43 pm
- Karka8 Feb, 12:29 am
- Simha10 Feb, 1:12 am
- Kanya12 Feb, 3:35 am
- Tula14 Feb, 9:08 am
- Vrishchika16 Feb, 6:28 pm
- Dhanu19 Feb, 6:41 am
- Makara21 Feb, 7:31 pm
- Kumbha24 Feb, 6:52 am
- Meena26 Feb, 3:46 pm
- Mesha28 Feb, 10:20 pm
- Vrishabha3 Mar, 3:04 am
- Mithuna5 Mar, 6:26 am
- Karka7 Mar, 8:51 am
- Simha9 Mar, 10:57 am
- Kanya11 Mar, 1:50 pm
- Tula13 Mar, 6:51 pm
- Vrishchika16 Mar, 3:08 am
- Dhanu18 Mar, 2:37 pm
- Makara21 Mar, 3:28 am
- Kumbha23 Mar, 3:01 pm
- Meena25 Mar, 11:35 pm
- Mesha28 Mar, 5:10 am
- Vrishabha30 Mar, 8:50 am
- Mithuna1 Apr, 11:47 am
- Karka3 Apr, 2:46 pm
- Simha5 Apr, 6:08 pm
- Kanya7 Apr, 10:15 pm
- Tula10 Apr, 3:51 am
- Vrishchika12 Apr, 11:54 am
- Dhanu14 Apr, 10:50 pm
- Makara17 Apr, 11:37 am
- Kumbha19 Apr, 11:41 pm
- Meena22 Apr, 8:40 am
- Mesha24 Apr, 1:57 pm
- Vrishabha26 Apr, 4:33 pm
- Mithuna28 Apr, 6:09 pm
- Karka30 Apr, 8:14 pm
- Simha2 May, 11:37 pm
- Kanya5 May, 4:32 am
- Tula7 May, 11:07 am
- Vrishchika9 May, 7:41 pm
- Dhanu12 May, 6:35 am
- Makara14 May, 7:16 pm
- Kumbha17 May, 7:52 am
- Meena19 May, 5:50 pm
- Mesha21 May, 11:48 pm
- Vrishabha24 May, 2:14 am
- Mithuna26 May, 2:47 am
- Karka28 May, 3:21 am
- Simha30 May, 5:28 am
- Kanya1 Jun, 9:57 am
- Tula3 Jun, 4:55 pm
- Vrishchika6 Jun, 2:09 am
- Dhanu8 Jun, 1:24 pm
- Makara11 Jun, 2:07 am
- Kumbha13 Jun, 2:59 pm
- Meena16 Jun, 1:56 am
- Mesha18 Jun, 9:14 am
- Vrishabha20 Jun, 12:35 pm
- Mithuna22 Jun, 1:08 pm
- Karka24 Jun, 12:44 pm
- Simha26 Jun, 1:16 pm
- Kanya28 Jun, 4:17 pm
- Tula30 Jun, 10:32 pm
- Vrishchika3 Jul, 7:52 am
- Dhanu5 Jul, 7:29 pm
- Makara8 Jul, 8:19 am
- Kumbha10 Jul, 9:09 pm
- Meena13 Jul, 8:33 am
- Mesha15 Jul, 5:05 pm
- Vrishabha17 Jul, 10:00 pm
- Mithuna19 Jul, 11:40 pm
- Karka21 Jul, 11:27 pm
- Simha23 Jul, 11:09 pm
- Kanya26 Jul, 12:38 am
- Tula28 Jul, 5:23 am
- Vrishchika30 Jul, 1:55 pm
- Dhanu2 Aug, 1:28 am
- Makara4 Aug, 2:24 pm
- Kumbha7 Aug, 3:03 am
- Meena9 Aug, 2:16 pm
- Mesha11 Aug, 11:13 pm
- Vrishabha14 Aug, 5:25 am
- Mithuna16 Aug, 8:44 am
- Karka18 Aug, 9:46 am
- Simha20 Aug, 9:50 am
- Kanya22 Aug, 10:39 am
- Tula24 Aug, 2:02 pm
- Vrishchika26 Aug, 9:13 pm
- Dhanu29 Aug, 8:07 am
- Makara31 Aug, 8:59 pm
- Kumbha3 Sep, 9:31 am
- Meena5 Sep, 8:14 pm
- Mesha8 Sep, 4:43 am
- Vrishabha10 Sep, 11:07 am
- Mithuna12 Sep, 3:32 pm
- Karka14 Sep, 6:11 pm
- Simha16 Sep, 7:35 pm
- Kanya18 Sep, 8:55 pm
- Tula20 Sep, 11:49 pm
- Vrishchika23 Sep, 5:54 am
- Dhanu25 Sep, 3:49 pm
- Makara28 Sep, 4:22 am
- Kumbha30 Sep, 4:59 pm
- Meena3 Oct, 3:27 am
- Mesha5 Oct, 11:10 am
- Vrishabha7 Oct, 4:43 pm
- Mithuna9 Oct, 8:56 pm
- Karka12 Oct, 12:19 am
- Simha14 Oct, 3:07 am
- Kanya16 Oct, 5:46 am
- Tula18 Oct, 9:19 am
- Vrishchika20 Oct, 3:08 pm
- Dhanu23 Oct, 12:18 am
- Makara25 Oct, 12:24 pm
- Kumbha28 Oct, 1:14 am
- Meena30 Oct, 12:03 pm
- Mesha1 Nov, 7:31 pm
- Vrishabha4 Nov, 12:05 am
- Mithuna6 Nov, 3:04 am
- Karka8 Nov, 5:42 am
- Simha10 Nov, 8:42 am
- Kanya12 Nov, 12:24 pm
- Tula14 Nov, 5:09 pm
- Vrishchika16 Nov, 11:39 pm
- Dhanu19 Nov, 8:44 am
- Makara21 Nov, 8:29 pm
- Kumbha24 Nov, 9:29 am
- Meena26 Nov, 9:06 pm
- Mesha29 Nov, 5:17 am
- Vrishabha1 Dec, 9:44 am
- Mithuna3 Dec, 11:39 am
- Karka5 Dec, 12:44 pm
- Simha7 Dec, 2:27 pm
- Kanya9 Dec, 5:46 pm
- Tula11 Dec, 11:05 pm
- Vrishchika14 Dec, 6:32 am
- Dhanu16 Dec, 4:12 pm
- Makara19 Dec, 3:58 am
- Kumbha21 Dec, 4:59 pm
- Meena24 Dec, 5:21 am
- Mesha26 Dec, 2:53 pm
- Vrishabha28 Dec, 8:27 pm
- Mithuna30 Dec, 10:31 pm
See also: Chandra (glossary) · Gochar 2009: all grahas · Transits over your chart
Understand
What gochar is
Gochar means the movement of the grahas: each moves on through the zodiac, and when it crosses from one rasi into the next, that is its sign change (sankramana). This page only says which graha is where, and when. In the classical method gochar is read by counting from a person’s natal Moon sign; to see today’s sky against your own chart, open the transits tool.
Retrograde (vakri) and direct (margi)
Seen from the Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn now and then appear to move backward for a while. That is retrograde motion; the instant the graha stops and turns is a station, and moving forward again is turning direct. It is an effect of the Earth and the planet moving on their orbits at different speeds. The Sun and Moon are never retrograde; Rahu and Ketu (mean) always move backward.
Combustion (asta)
A graha very close to the Sun is lost in its glare; the texts call it asta (set), and its reappearance udaya (rising). The Surya Siddhanta gives a distance limit for each graha. The limits used here: Mangala 17°, Budha 14° (12° when retrograde), Guru 11°, Shukra 10° (8° when retrograde), Shani 15°. Almanacs leave out the asta periods of Guru and Shukra when choosing times for samskaras such as weddings.
Sidereal signs
Indian almanacs count the rasis against the stars (nirayana). Western (tropical) signs run about 24° ahead, so the dates printed there are about three weeks earlier than these. The ayanamsa used here is Lahiri.
How this is calculated
Each graha’s apparent geocentric position from NASA JPL’s DE421 ephemeris, less the Lahiri ayanamsa. The instants of crossing a rasi edge, of zero speed and of reaching the asta limit are found by bisection to under a second. Small differences in ayanamsa can move a slow graha’s time (Shani above all) by a few hours against other almanacs.
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